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New Yorks Underwater Tunnel - The History of the Holland Tunnel
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Tunnel. One of the longest underwater vehicular tunnels in the world, it was designed as the masterpiece of Clifford M. Holland’s career and was decades in the making, Even today, it serves New York and New Jersey—though as thousands pass through this tunnel every day, it is easy to overlook just how incredible the ingenious engineering behind the tunnel’s ventilation system truly is. Today, we’ll be taking a look into the story of the Holland Tunnel—a truly crowning achievement of its time.
Chapters:
Exploring the Holland Tunnel: 00:00
A word from Brilliant: 00:54
How did people travel from Manhattan to New Jersey? - 01:58
What was the first underwater tube? - 03:11
Designing the Holland Tunnel – 04:30
Who was Clifford Milburn Holland? – 06:29
The original designs for the Holland Tunnel - 07:15
How does the Holland Tunnel’s ventilation system work? – 09:22
Construction of the Holland Tunnel – 11:00
The tragedies of the Holland Tunnel – 12:25
The opening of the Holland Tunnel – 13:35
Accidents in the Holland Tunnel – 15:38
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» CREDIT
Scriptwriter - Imana Schoch
Editor - Rishi Mittal
Host - Ryan Socash
» SOURCES
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Holland-Tunnel
https://gothamist.com/news/nycs-first-underwater-subway-tunnel-turns-111-years-old-today
https://observer.com/2014/05/some-holland-tunnel-history/
http://www.plazacollege.edu/history-and-facts-about-the-holland-tunnel/
https://www.ascemetsection.org/committees/history-and-heritage/landmarks/holland-tunnel
https://www.ascemetsection.org/committees/history-and-heritage/landmarks/holland-tunnel
https://kids.kiddle.co/Holland_Tunnel
https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/nycdata/infrastructure/holland_tunnel.html
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/holland.html
https://www.nyhistory.org/community/holland-tunnel-built
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/nyregion/fire-forces-partial-closing-of-holland-tunnel.html
https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/en/holland-tunnel/history.html
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/this-week-in-history-holland-tunnel-opens-to-traffic/
Metropolitan Transportation Association: https://flic.kr/p/mUqFhn
Heather Turcich: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnBDOUAM7vk
» NOTICE
Some images may be used for illustrative purposes only - always reflecting the accurate time frame and content. Events of factual error / mispronounced word/spelling mistakes - retractions will be published in this section.
Retraction:
The ventilation fans are not 80 feet in diameter but only 8 feet.
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